Rafiyeva Surname

128,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Rafiyeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafiyeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan3,3191:2,907378
Uzbekistan2011:153,8767,040
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Rafiyeva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rafiyeva Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rafiyeva occurs more in Azerbaijan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafiyeva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 128,413th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,064,461 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Rafiyeva are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Transcaucasia.

This surname is most widespread in Azerbaijan, where it is borne by 3,319 people, or 1 in 2,907. In Azerbaijan Rafiyeva is mostly found in: Baku, where 17 percent are found, Qabala District, where 6 percent are found and Masally District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Azerbaijan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uzbekistan, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafiyeva
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